Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781 )

Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, Zootaxa 5263 (1), pp. 40-60 : 46-47

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Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781) View in CoL View at ENA

Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781: 502 , pl. 1: figs 8–9.

Pediculus ovisarietis Schrank, 1803: 187 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781 .

Pediculus sphaerocephalus Olfers, 1816: 85 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Pediculus ovis Schrank, 1781 .

Trichodectes sphaerocephalus ( Olfers, 1816) View in CoL ; Nitzsch 1818: 296.

Trichodectes ovis Schrank, 1781 View in CoL [sic]; Harrison 1916: 71.

Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781) View in CoL ; Werneck 1950: 73, figs 54–56.

Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis ( Schrank, 1781) View in CoL ; Price et al. 2003: 66, 253, fig. 248.

Bovicola ovis ( Schrank, 1781) View in CoL ; Syamsul et al. 2020: 51, fig. 2C.

Type host: “Ove ariete” = Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 —Sheep.

Type locality: Not given, but Emerson & Price (1975) noted it was in Europe.

Malaysian host: Ovis aries.

Malaysian localities: Bachok, Gua Musang, Jeli, Kota Bharu, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat (Kelantan) Peninsular Malaysia ( Syamsul et al. 2020); Ayer Keroh, Jasin (Melaka) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper); Beranang (Selangor) Peninsular Malaysia (this paper).

Geographical distribution: Worldwide except Antarctica.

Remarks: Here, we report two new records of Bovicola ovis from farmed sheep in the state of Selangor and in southern Melaka.

References

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Harrison, L. (1916) The genera and species of Mallophaga. Parasitology, 9 (1), 1 - 156. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 102856

Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Volume 1. 10 th Edition. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, iv + 824 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 542

Nitzsch, C. L. (1818) Die Familien und Gattungen der Theierinsekten (Insecta epizoica); als ein Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben. E. F. Germar's Magazin der Entomologie, 3, 261 - 318.

Olfers, I. F. J. M. von (1816) De vegetativis et animatis corporibus in corporibus animatis reperiundis commentarius. Taberna Libraria Maureriana, Berolini. vi + 113 pp., 1 pl.

Price, R. D., Hellenthal, R. A. & Palma, R. L. (2003) World checklist of chewing lice with host associations and keys to families and genera. Pp. 1 - 448. In: Price, R. D., Hellenthal, R. A., Palma, R. L., Johnson, K. P. & Clayton, D. H. The chewing lice: world checklist and biological overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 24. x + 501 pp.

Schrank, F. von P. (1781) E numeratio insectorum Austriae indigenorum. Eberhardi Klett et Franck, Viduam Augustae Vindelicorum. ix + 548 pp., 4 pls.

Schrank, F. von P. (1803) Fauna Boica. Landshut, 3 (1), 186 - 194.

Syamsul, V. S., Okene, I. A. A., Che-Yahya, S. N., Hamdan, R. H., Lee, S. H. & Tan, L. P. (2020) Prevalence of ectoparasitism on small ruminants in Kelantan, Malaysia. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 31, 45 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.21315 / tlsr 2020.31.1.3

Werneck, F. L. (1950) Os Malofagos de Mamiferos. Parte II: Ischnocera (continuac o de Trichodectidae) e Rhyncophthirina. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 207 pp.